\startlongtable causes file to fail compiling

[caseylam]

Hello,

I have a long deluxetable that is too long to fit on one page, so I call \startlongtable before, like this:

\startlongtable
\begin{deluxetable}{llllll}
...
\end{deluxetable}

However, doing this causes the latex to fail when it's compiling. I get errors like the following:

Output loop---1000 consecutive dead cycles.

\LT@ntabularcr ...m 0=`{}\fi \LT@echunk \LT@start 
                                                  \unvbox \z@ \LT@get@widths...
l.64 
I've concluded that your \output is awry; it never does a
\shipout, so I'm shipping \box255 out myself. Next time
increase \maxdeadcycles if you want me to be more patient!

I've already increased the maxdeadcycles by including this at the top of the file:

\usepackage[maxfloats=1000]{morefloats}
\maxdeadcycles=1000

but making the number larger doesn't solve the problem.

I'm having trouble debugging the issue, as I know problem is not with the table (although the error points to lines in the table), as when I leave out \startlongtable, everything compiles fine, it's just that the table runs off the bottom of the page. Using \startlongtable on a different table in the file works fine, so I'm not sure why it's only failing on one particular table.

Has this happened before or any suggestions on how to debug? Thanks!

[gregschwarz]

I would need to look at the source file. Is there anyway you can email it to me [email protected]?